Mop



Dec. 12, 1944. A J, LlpsTpcK 2,364,800

MOP

Filed June 11, 1942 '31mm A I rNVENToR HLExn/vnm J. L /sToc/f H/S mTonA/EY Patented Dec. 12,` .1944

UmlEDI STATES PATENT .l MOP v Alexander Jean Lipstock, Brooklyn, N. Y., as-

signor `to The Industrial Home for `the Blind, Brooklyn,` N. a. corporation of New YorkA Application June11,1942,sefia1N0.446,553. f

2 Claims. (Cl. 154.229)

My invention relates to oor or ship mops, and is an improvement on those now on the market, and particularly that of United States Patent No. 1,450,556, dated April-.3, 1923.

To build the mop the operator grasps a number of loose strands of suitable material, usually brous material such as cotton yarn, the strands are laid lengthwise in a pile on. a piece of goods that will form a cuff, the strands as noted are placed more thickly inthe middle than at the ends .of said cuff that forms the head of the mop, when this has been done the cuff and the material therein are stitched with a rowof stitching at the upper and lower en d (see Fig. 2)... Then the cuff and the material therein is folded over in the middle. After this has been done the cuff or strip of material holding themany strands in place, is tucked in at the ends,'and the cufl' with the strands is placed again in the machine and stitched with several shorter rows of stitching between the two rows already made, this making a very strong heading for Athe mop and holding each and every strand in place. -At 4suitable spaced distances is placed metallic orother eyelets so that when the mop is worn out it .may be taken from the handle and replacedwith another' one. The mop is heldto thehandle that has already been prepared to receive'it by a bolt then -again heavy twine maybe used fto. secure the mopfto the handle shouldthe bolt and nut be objectionable. Again it may .bedesired to vhal/@l a thin metal plate extendingvaround the-outside` of the cuff and under the head of `the'bolt and nut, these are suggestions only becauseit may be desired, yet with metal at a premium it Vmay be objectionable, yet the .mopitselfisl good and eicient Without having such a reinforcement aboutit. l e f It will be seen that where lthemop heads are provided as units without the l.handles they can be accommodated aboard Aships and other placesl without requiring as muchspace as wouldotherf wise be required if each mop head Were mounted on a handle. Thev reinforcement of the cuff at and nut which passes through a central bore inv serting a fastening element throughl the mop cuff l and through the handle. y

One of the many objects saving of the handle ofthe mop, vwhich in many cases when the mop is worked out, the handle and what remains of the old vmop is cast aside, in other words discarded. Today handles l are among the many products that are rare and expensive, thus it will be readily kseen that with my improvement, for instance on board of ship where space is at a premium, that only the mops themselves may be crated and stored, once the full complement of handles have been received, it will only be necessary to have a few in reserve in case an accident happens to any one or more of them, thus just as soonas one mop is worked out it is taken from the handle and thrown away and a new one applied.

The mop cuff having the metallic eyeletsis always ready to be applied at a moments notice,y

of my invention is the the head ofthe 4imam,'provided with the metal eyelets or other `equivalents, provides ay very-re-v liable and compactgunit, `the mop.; and handle whenassembled forms a neat,vcompact,I cheapjas well as a veryhandy implement. i y The invention will be more fully understoodv when read in connection with thevdrawing which forms apart of this application andthe novelty of the` samepointed out in the description andalso in theclairns.l l v f 1 In thev drawing, y l

Fig. 1 is aviewpf my mop` handle, n ,w

Fig. 2 is anenlarged-view of the cuff as it is applied to thestrands before beingrfolded upon itself lengthwise, and lwhen only two rowsof stitching is done so as'to hold the mass in proper position.

as applied to the Fig. 3 shows` thecuffv afterit has `been folded and stitched, also .-it has receivedv the metalic` eyelets.y

to the handle. y

Fig. 5 shows the cui provided with a metallic reinforcement, through which the eyelets passes, making a very secure method of holding the same compact. I

Fig. 6 is a detached detail of anotherv form of fastener that may be applied to the mop.

Fig. 7 is a view in `elevation of a modified construction in which the cuff is applied to a handle to form a dauber.

Referring to the drawing, the strands l0 of material that is to form the mop are laid transversely of the cuff Il, of some strong material that has been provided, such for instance as a light canvas or heavy cotton `(see Fig. 2) the Strands are placed close together central of the cu', or it may be said to be piled up in the center part I2, while towards the ends I3 and I4 the strands are spread out more, so that when the two ends I5 and lliA areoverlapped, to receive the attaching bolt II, that the two ends Will not be any thicker than the central part I2 of the mop and the same will be held secure by a winged' nut I8. Thus. byqthisemeans there will-practicala ly be about therfsa'meenumber oi strands forming the mop at every point about thehandle. When the mop is thus formed, a row of stitching is;

placed at the top I9 and at the bottom 20, to

hold the strands in proper relation with the cuffu that forms the head of themopv'beforefthe, culi and the strands are folded'fthemselves: to;` make acompact unit.

As' has been noted when thecul andstrandsVA tachment, but for ordinary purposes it is believed one bolt and nut will suce.

It will be seen that the mop as constructed may be used without in any way injuring any part of the household or the ship, that it comes in contact with.v It might be advisable in some cases to provide a flathead on rboth sides of the fastener"- such: asi is shzwirin Fig; .l-the internal nutw25z`,prcvidessnov outenlextens-ions whereby it may 'mar any part that it comes in contact with.

Again, with this construction it is possible to make daubers in this fashion, as they could be vmade very cheap and would not be necessary to the cuff *is* stitched together as VshownfatZ'I the l shortl stitches 2i aremade' fromL the outer, edge for a short"distanceeasshown: (see-Fig; '3) sof as to reinforce the outerfedges'of tl'ietcuil` and there` by reinforcethe same, A

After the stitching; has` been ymade the so formed mop is then` provided witheyelets 22 of*` some` character; either *stitching orV by* use of metal" eyelets; the latterl ispreferred, asithey hold the strands and cuff Ainto proper p ositi'onfy at all times, and"` also under' allusea'ges, andf whenv appliedVV tof the nanuefwitn the bon |1= and winged; nut IB', the strands Willbe divided' so that the" mop* will" be perfectly balanced about theend'ofthiehandle; f Thevmanner offorming-the cuilr thus described,4 with thex strands uneveniy distributed therein is tor 'get affbalancedj article," butithe Strandsmay be placedvenlyalongrthe Whole surface ofithe' cuif4 before" stitching; thoughl the'. efectzi's1 not quite as pleasing, but the Workingeffectof`-thearticle will not-beimpairedA asithe article will' work just* as well; the'l only' reason for'- providing {thereduced ends as described' is to'igetfa symmetrical looking` balanced: article, but it may'l bedesired toV placez the saine number of strands allf'a'cross'the cul` 0f course should the eyeletsV beVstit'ched' it would be impossible to use-'any reinforcement strip over the cuff, but when theeyelets are-metalv then thegeyeletsfpassthroughthereinforcedstrip in thehandle at' right; angles-totheAz other one; f

and to provide an extra set of eyelets in thecuil` y so as `'to-extend? the bolt through,` ofcourse such an# arrangement would` 'make a very strong air- Cil usejanadhesivetofhold the fibers together, as theaouter'sheathing or cuir would hold the same,

' While?. the fastening would hold the dauber to the handlea In the modiied construction of Fig. 7, the mop heading constructed substantially in accordance with the illustration in Fig. 5, is applied toan elongated' portion b ahandle, andi a reinforcing. strip d surroundsthe cuil as jinv the other embodiment, and the, renf.orchi-.gg strzupfv andecuffi are secured to the elongated headr` byfastenings e; of

any appropriatetype such as -illustrat'ed in rthe Y what' rciaim as new an@ tesine/toI obtain ,Leafy that when the ends' of' the'cuff are overlapped and contiguous, the-strand"s aty theIv overlapped portion willvv approximate the bulk'oiith'e strands l in theintermediate-portion thereof?, af reinforcomaterial'adaptedto be'wrappedaround vafrnop stickfvvithy the ends of: the cuff-1 overlapping and contiguous? strands of material carried? by-lthe v cuff; thesaidfstrands-being less=rru'merouslatftheC extendingv thrcmgnU the l eyeletsV and ends of'thefcuffffthan'iirthe central portion thereaoff, inl ordenthat whenfthe' endsaoft'he cui are overlapped, the strandsat theJ overl'apped 'per'-k tion willi,approximate; thel bulkl of vthe strands i'nthe int'errriediate portion-thereof, eyelets. throughfthel cuif' and' strands approximately cem trallyl of-r the lengthofthe cuff eyelets at the ends ofthe cuff where it'overlaps; and-'fastening means.

mop stick which the cui surrounds.A

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